Irrespective of where this is, this is not good. Imagine the driver's panic knowing that their vehicle has broken down, they are responsible for their cargo and can do absolutely nothing about it... come on... people have to be better than this..."

Elvis MT saw the humour in it: "Hey wena..its called borrowing in Africa not stealing."

Patricia Mokoka pointed out it was in Botswana: "This is Bots. Alcohol is very expensive."

Over the years, Briefly.co.za has reported on many incidents of people looting trucks.

South Africa Live shared the video on its Facebook page, Briefly.co.za gathered. It's unclear exactly when the incident occurred. Hijackers had apparently abandoned the truck in the area, leaving the community to help itself on the goods it carried.

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